" I am leaving to Paris now Sam..."

His words ring again in my ear...

I sit numbed for long time... He doesn't disturb me...

Perhaps , he thinks that I need this space...

I close my eyes to calm myself... At present , I am confused . My mind trembles in anger... If I speak now that will bring out the dire consequences for sure.. Because , I am that much out of my control...

Vinay is Anish Anna's college friend... I have met him twice when he was in college. After that , my career starts in Paris.. But , whenever my relatives talk about my marriage anna used to suggest Vinay to be my groom which I never have considered as a matter.. Now , I understand . All those suggestions by Anna is real..At that time , I don't bother about Vinay in any way..

Now , He takes Granny's last wish as granted to fulfil his wish ...

Until Anna introduces the groom to be Vinay , I don't recognize him... Then , I console myself that it's not either Anna's or Vinay' s fault... They bring out their proposal in a genuine way...

I am relaxed when Amma understands me that I need time... I trust that I can solve the issue easily with shravan..

The moment Shravan confronts that he's leaving , I feel like deserted...

I throw feeble look at him , asking -why...

He presses my hands firm... .

" Sam...you know well that I can't break my contract... I requested my project manager to excuse me for this weekend ...Though it's against company protocols , he allowed me to come to India as I have done my previous project successfully..I have to go now... Please understand..."

He is right.. Since his project manager is an Indian , he would have helped him in this matter.. I have no other way but to nod...

He sighs and lifts my chin to face him..

Leaning to my face , he wipes out the tear drop that stands at the eye brim...

Caressing my cheeks , he whispers to my eyes...

" Babe...I came until India in search of you when I don't know who really you're... Now,I know ... You are my suman... How do you think that I will leave you that easily... "

His firm yet soft words hit my heart like waves to open the hope in me...

My lips part to smile...

" Mm..mm..." He shrinks and clucks disappointed...

" Not enough...I need my Sam's charming smile from the heart..." He acts with pouty face..

I laugh out loud and lay on his chest... He encircles me to him .. Grasping me tighter , he breaths in deep...

" Babe... I have to leave now... Don't worry.. I will take care of everything.."

He winks at me and parts away to leave...

He waits in the living room until anna and appa arrive... He formally says good bye to all ... Before leaving , he manages to send a pouty kiss to me stealthily..

The moment he gets in the car , my phone rings..

I run to my room to pick the call... I know it must be him...

I am right... He's in vedio call...

I gasp for breath..

" Shravan...!!" I speak in-between the breath...

He doesn't speak but stare at me intense...

I shrink my brows... When I snap ,he pretends to be casted with spell...

" Uffff..."

He huffs out , diverting his gaze away from me...

" This is too much Shravan..." I begin to mock him...

He laughs merrily but soon adorns a sad face...

" My bad luck.. you were so close to me .. your silk saree and that jasmine... Uff... !!! I was struggling to breath... But , what's the use..?!?! I can't even taste your sweety lips... "

He clucks as though he's really disappointed...

" Oyea ! Shravan...! You have escaped actually.. if you are near me now... You would have got nice punches for this cheesy talk..."

I roll my eyes to warm him...

Again , he laughs... " I know you're naughty... Those punches would be between our lips... Am I right?"

Now , I am dumbfound with his naughty reply...

Perhaps , he's right...

Immediately my face turns to slight pink...

We are quiet and we need this silence to embrace each others warmth.. And , that continued until he reaches the airport...

" I am going to miss you so badly Sam..."

His eyes are moist while stressing the word - so...

The next morning , I wake up to his text... " Sweetie... Good morning... Love you a lot " with few kissing emojis...

I feel his hug virtually ...

After the shower , I hear amma discussing with appa...

" Leave it... Why you're taking it personally..? They are not fortunate enough to have our suman in their life... That's all..."

Anna crisscrosses the living room in disbelief...

" Amma... Vinay likes Suman a lot... I don't know what had happened to him..! "

Amma walk to him to make him calm...

" Anish... What if God's plans are different !?! And , who are we to change them...?! Suman' s groom would be in this Earth and he's going to marry her when the time comes... Leave Vinay..."

" Yea...yeah..." Literally my mind leaps in joy...

I want to know what had happened...

I step down to the kitchen... Munching a piece of bread , I ask " what's it amma ?"

" Nothing suman.. Vinay ' s family wants time for the wedding there fore they don't want this marriage to happen..."

She says in one go , looking at me face..

I react nothing...

Grabbing the coffee cup from her, I begin to sip it..

My happiness knew no bounds... I know shravan must have done something... Other wise , there's no way Vinay will reject me...!

I take in fresh air to hope the happy day...

But ,

When it happens to hear amma saying " suman ... Wear a saree... Take the jewels from my cupboard..." in the same evening...

My happiness thins into nothing...

" Ohh.... Not again..."

I bury myself to the pillow ....!!!!

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